Frederick, Maryland, April 12, 2022 — Kemp Proteins, a leading provider of gene-to-protein and monoclonal antibody development services to the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and research industries, announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2016 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS). Achieving ISO 9001:2015 (certified since 2020) and now ISO 13485 certification demonstrates Kemp’s commitment to a company culture of continuous improvement and risk-based decision making, focused on providing our client partners with world-class protein development and manufacturing services. ...  Read more

The Maryland STEM Festival is an annual celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics that takes place each Fall consisting of hundreds of free events to promote STEM across Maryland. The mission of the Festival is to encourage all students regardless of background and experience to take a greater interest in STEM with the hope they will pursue a STEM related career. The parade will consist of contingents showing their support for STEM. The parade will be followed by a collection of exhibits promoting and demonstrating different areas of STEM. This will be a unique, fun opportunity for Frederick area families. ...  Read more

President & CEO of MCEDC, Ben Wu and Board Member, Tien Wong, were among 25 honorees at Washington Business Journal’s awards

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 24, 2022 – In celebrating diversity and inclusion in the workforce to honor inspiring business leaders of color, the Washington Business Journal will present its 2022 Diversity in Business Awards in a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. on the evening of March 24. Among the awardees are two representatives from the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC): President & CEO, Benjamin H. Wu and MCEDC Board Member Tien Wong, CEO of Opus8. ...  Read more

The agreement will help encourage partnerships between federal laboratories and industry, and help move technologies out of the lab and into the marketplace

WASHINGTON, DC and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 28, 2022 – The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) has entered into a strategic partnership with Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI), based in Rockville, MD as part of an ongoing campaign to help local businesses and entrepreneurs with innovative technologies succeed through collaborations with federal laboratories. ...  Read more

The partnership enables Hibiscus BioTechnology Studio Companies access to Innoforce’s advance therapies drug development capabilities

HANGZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Innoforce, a global development and biomanufacturing company focused on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (“ATMPs”),  and Hibiscus BioVentures, a firm committed to building patient-focused companies around transformative technologies, today announced they have formed a strategic partnership to leverage the combined resources of both organizations to advance new ATMPs and biologic medicines in order to accelerate development of Hibiscus BioTechnology Studio Companies’ product pipeline. ...  Read more

The Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund invests in companies with innovative solutions that can help improve air and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Investments are jointly selected by investment staff at the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) and technical staff at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ...  Read more

Open to any postdoctoral fellow, clinical fellow, or PhD-level graduate student, this virtual event will run from May 11-13. The symposium will highlight the diversity of career choices available to the next generation of biomedical researchers. Registration opens April 15. ...  Read more

Outstanding final year MD and/or PhD students, or postdoctoral researchers who have received their degree within five years, are invited to propose innovative ideas to accelerate drug discovery and development. Shortlisted applicants will have the opportunity to pitch their research proposals to a world-leading judging panel, with the potential to be awarded a fully funded postdoctoral position at AstraZeneca. ...  Read more

NIST has released a new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding opportunity funded through the American Rescue Plan. Awards will support the purposes of the American Rescue Plan for “research, development, and testbeds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” The fast-track competition requires both Phase I and Phase II applications to be submitted together. ...  Read more

The Maryland Supply Chain Resiliency Program assists Maryland manufacturers that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with impacts on operations, supply chain, and/or sales. The program includes a business assessment and review of the company’s business practices to better understand the impacts on the business and the opportunities to help the company overcome them. ...  Read more